Metallic door.



L. I. HEINTZ. METALLIC DOOR. APPLXOATIOR LED DEC. 21.1907.

Patented Sept. 22, 190

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\ The preferred embodiment of the inven- 9 gether the lateral edgesof the strip. One of To "Tlj'tllltiflt it; may cnncerm, lle it known that 1, Leo I. llt-IINTZ, citi- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE; LED 1. llElN'lZ, ()F' PlilL.\DELPHLLEIIYSYLVAXICTSlGXOR T0 HALE-KIIiBURX METAL COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENXSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC noon. l

Patented Sept. 22, 908.

'. These edge portions 6 and 7 are secured to zen of the United States, residing at Phila- I delphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Nate of Pennsylvania. have mrentcd certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic This invention relates to metallic doors and has reference more particularly to the com struction of such a t our whereby decorative moldings are provided between the panels and the rails or frame thereof.

The object of the invention is to ell'ect certain improvements in the construction of metallic doors to the end that a structure of attractive appearance is produced, the parts of which may he lL:ttl.ll manufacturet and qlllt'kl assembled at small expense.

li n is i lustrated in the act-ompairviug drawihgs in which Figure l is an elevation of a portion of a door, Fig. 2 is a scctionon the .line 2. '3 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is an enlarged view in elevation, broken away and sectioned to show the rartous parts. and llg. 4 1s a perspective new of one of the clips.

Referring to these drawings, the door consists of metallic rails secured together at their ends to form the frame of the door and one or more metallic panels secured within this frame. The preferred construction of each of the rails is shown in Fig. .2, from which it will be seen that the rail 1 consists of a single strip of sheetunetal which is pressed to a rec-- tangular cross-section'to provide open space between the opposite sides thereof, whereby greater strength is obtained, and to bring tothese edges is flanged outwardly as shown at 2, and the other is provided with atoldi 3 inclosing this flange 2 so as to secure thelateral edges of the strip from which the rail is formed together and provide a flange on the inner side of the rail. The several rails fortning the frame of the door are secured together at their ends preferably in such a way that. the joints between them do not show, and that the frame is of uniform thickness at all points. The panel consists of two sheetmetal plates 4 and 5 each having its edges bent, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that the body port-ion of the plates are spaced apart andthe edge pttrtions 6 and 7 thereof he side by side.

the inwardly extending. flange on the frame formed by the flange 2 and told 3 of each of the rails, and suitable moldings are secured 111 position'to conceal the joint between the door are shown at b and 9.

i its edges extending toward each other.

5 mi s and panel. Doors, of \\'l1ltll the following is a specihcation.

The moldings for the opposite sides of the The molding 9 consists of a strip of sheet-metal which is pressed to provide the flanges 10 and 11 at width of this molding is such that it will fit snugly between the rail and the shoulder formed on the plate 5 of the panel between the body portion of the latter and the flange 7 at the edge thereof. Intermediate of its edges the strip for the molding 9 is pressed to an attractive curvature. In order to secure each of the molding strips 9 in position, 1 provide a pluralit of clips 12 (Fig. 4) which may be formed 0 sheet-metal blanks pressed to the shape shown. are of such size that when in posit-ion they co-aet at one edge with the flange 10 on the molding t) and at the other edge with the flange 11 on the molding, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Also each of the clips is ribbed transversely so as'to provide therein walls 13 spaced apart by the width of the head of a.

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These clips clips, the head of each of these bolts lying-between .the walls 13 on its clip and the bolt being held against turning thereby. The strip is then inserted in position between the railand the shoulder on the panel and the bolts 14 passed through the alincd o enings in the flange on the rail formed by ange 2 and told 3 and in the flanges at the edges of the plates 4 and 5, and a nut 15 is screwed upon the end of this bolt to draw the parts together and hold them firmly.

The molding strip 8 for the other side of the door also consists of a strip of sheet-1netal pressed to provide portions atits lateral edges lying parallel one to the other and a portion intermediate-of these parallel portions which is curved to present. an attractive On one of the edge portions 16,

shown. The other edge portion 18 of the strip 8 is provided at suitable intei vals with parallel cuts and tli-e metal between these cuts is struck out so as to form projections 19 adapted to enter openings provided to re ceive them in the rail. In mounting the strip 8 in position, the parallel edge port-ions l6 and 18 are sprung together somewhat and the stri is forced into position; when it reaches its position the tangs 17 and projections 19 will spring into the openingsprovided to receive them and will then hold the molding strip rigidly.

The ends of the several moldin strips are mitered as shown in Fig. 1 so that a neat joint is made between the abutting ends. If desired these ends may be u elded together when the strips are in place to give increased strength and to conceal the joints, though this is in no way essential. I

It will be seen that by this construction, a metallic door is produced havin one or more panels secured withina suitable frame and the molding strips, pressed to any desired configuration, conceal the join s between the panels and frame and give the door a finished appearance. ciirin the molding strips in position not only olds these strips firmly but is inexpensive both to manufacture and assemble and is entirely concealed.

Having described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a metallic door, the combination of a frame, a panel secured thereto, and a molding strip secured to the door and overlying the joint between the frame and panel, said strip having projections thereon entering openings In-the dpor to secure the strip in position and the metal of the strip between adjacent projections 1 ing in engagement with the metal of theoor, substantially as described.

2. In a metallic door, the combination of a door and openings in said walls, and a mold-- ing strip overlying the joint between the frame and panel andhaving projections thereon entering said openings to secure the.

strip in position, su stantially as described -3. .In a mctallie 1. -or, the combinationof a frame, a panel secured thereto, and a mold ing strip overlying the joint between the frame and panel and having integral projections thereon entering openings in the door, said strip being capable of flexure to permit inserting it in positionwith said projections coacting with said openings and being adapted to be, held in that positionunder tension,

substantially as described.

' 4. In a metallic door, the combination of frame, a panel: secured thereto, said frame The means for sesubstantiallv transverse to the plane of the stri of pressed sheet-metal lying between said walls and having edge portions turned toward each other, a plurality of bolts securing' the frame, panel and molding strip together, and means for concealing said bolts, substantially as described. 1

7 In a metallic door, the combination of a frame having a flange at its edge, a panel having a flange at its edge overlapping said flange on the frame, a molding strip of sheetmetal overlying the joint between said parts, and means coacting with the interior of said strip for securing the strip and said flanges together, substantially as described.

. 8. In a metallic door, the combination of a frame, a panel secured thereto, said frame angle to the plane of the door, a molding stri of pressed slicct-inetal lying between sai walls and having edge; portions turned toward each other and'nieans coacting with said edge portions to secure the strip in position. substantially as described.

9. In a metallic door, the eoinbinatioh of a frame, a panel, a molding strip overlying the joint between the frame and panel, means coacting with the int zrior of said strip for securing it to one side of the door, and a molding strip on the other side of the door concealirg said securing means, substantially as described.

10. In a metallic door, the combination of a framehsving a llange at its edge,n panel having a flange at its edge overlapping said flange on the frame, the panel and frame having walls thereon lying at an angle to the plane of the door, a molding strip 1 ing be tween said Walls on one side of the door and having edge portions turned toward each other, securing devices within said strip and coacting with said edge portions, boltspassand said flanges to secure the parts together, and. amolding strip on the other side of said door concealing said bol s, substantially as described.

' 1 1 In a metallic'door, tllr ccmbination of a fraine, a panel secured thereto, a molding and panel having parallel wallsther'eon lying stri in position uponthc do r, substantially ing through openings in said securing devices door, a molding strip lying between said par and panel having walls thereon lying at an angle to the plane of the door, a molding.

and panel having walls thereon lying at an ship of sheet-metal having its edges turned tmvard eaeh other, metallic securing devirr-s lying within said smpand having hpemngs therethn'mg and bolts extending thrnugh said openings and seeiiringsaid device tn the domgsaid devices being formed to enact with the heads of said bolts to prevent turning thereof, substantially as described.

12. In a metallic door, the (-uinbinatinn nf a frame having a flange 2. its edge. a panel having a flange at it edge overlapping saidllange 0n the frame, a imvlding strip of sheetmetal nverlving the jnint between said parts and having integral edge portions turned to-- ward each other, metallic securing devices 15 within said strip engaging .said edge portions, and bolts pimsmg through openings in said d vim and flanges to secure said parts togelher. -ml stantiz1llv as described.

This specifieatinn signed 'zmd \\'itnesseuf2 0 this 1 Tt day of DecemberflQOT.

LEO 1. LIE IXTZ. -Witnesi es:

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